The Minister and Me
The Minister and Me

The Minister and Me

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1976
1h 49m
6.9(34 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.

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29 members
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Cantinflas

Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

Cantinflas
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Chela Castro

Vicky

Chela Castro
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Lucía Méndez

Barbara

Lucía Méndez
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Ángel Garasa

Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

Ángel Garasa
Acting

Manolita Saval

Estrellita

Manolita Saval
Acting

Delia Peña Orta

María

Delia Peña Orta
Acting

Alonso Castaño

Don Nachito

Alonso Castaño
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Miguel Manzano

Don Antonio, señor ministro

Miguel Manzano
Acting

Daniel Herrera

Huésped de Yucatán

Daniel Herrera
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Tamara Garina

Tamarita

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Alejandra Meyer

Julia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado

Alejandra Meyer
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Pedro de Aguillón

Sr. Alcalino Buenrostro

Pedro de Aguillón
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Gastón Melo

Huésped de Nuevo León

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Mónica Prado

Empleada de oficina

Mónica Prado
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Héctor Suárez

Burócrata

Héctor Suárez
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José Manuel Fregoso

(uncredited)

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Manuel Alvarado

Gordo (uncredited)

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Socorro Avelar

Lupita (uncredited)

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Carmen del Valle

Empleada oficina (uncredited)

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Rubén Márquez

Empleado oficina (uncredited)

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Marcelo Villamil

Empleado oficina (uncredited)

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Federico González

Empleado departamento de quejas (uncredited)

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Rojo Grau

Spindola Jr. (uncredited)

Rojo Grau
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Cecilia Leger

Cliente (uncredited)

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Inés Murillo

Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited)

Inés Murillo
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Fernando Pinkus

Burócrata (uncredited)

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Fernando Yapur

Mayordomo (uncredited)

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Pedro Damián

(uncredited)

Pedro Damián
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Raúl 'Chato' Padilla

El Licenciado

Raúl 'Chato' Padilla

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